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Journal of Frailty and Aging is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 5.7), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Elsevier Masson s.r.l..
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ISSN 2260-1341Verify ISSN ↗2273-4309Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Masson s.r.l.
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physiology (medical) | 35 / 117 | 70th | Q2 |
| Geriatrics and Gerontology | 42 / 123 | 66th | Q2 |
| Aging | 25 / 42 | 41st | Q3 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 5.7.
Journal of Frailty and Aging is Q2 in Physiology (medical) (rank 35 of 117), Q2 in Geriatrics and Gerontology (rank 42 of 123) and Q3 in Aging (rank 25 of 42), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Frailty and Aging is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.7, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 70th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.009, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 39.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,850 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Journal of Frailty and Aging is published by Elsevier Masson s.r.l. Its print ISSN is 2260-1341 and its online ISSN is 2273-4309.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Frailty and Aging has an h-index of 47 and a 2-year mean of 3.57 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.7, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #22 of 117 Scopus journals in Physiology (medical).
Journal of Frailty and Aging published 91 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 97. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 88 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (13.7%), Italy (12%) and China (9.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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